Light Cruiser

Light Cruisers sacrifice range and endurance to provide nimble escorts with more firepower than frigates.

Specifications

Base Abbreviation: CL

Tonnage Range: 20-30,000 tons

Common Maximum Acceleration: 5-6 G

Common Endurance: 1,000-2,000 G-hours, F11 sufficient for 2,500 FPH

Common Power: Three dual-use toroidal fusion plants/torches (15 terawatts each)

Common Shields: Two 500/4 gigawatt multiphase generators mounted amidships

Common Armor: Good (multiple 100-megawatt laser hits or one 1-gigawatt hit, can help against missiles with HE warheads)

Common Armaments:

• Lasers (5-10, 5-20 gigawatt)

• Missile launchers (10-20, broadside-mounted, magazine-fed)